Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master Chapter 101

Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master (101)

External force mirror 9th level.

We are only two steps away from transcendence, and we are almost at our limit as mortals. It can be said that the difference between the 9th and 10th level of the External Power Sutra is large, but for Leonard, who already had the heart and soul of the Harmony Sutra, all he had to do was fill in the contents.

So, even though I missed the opportunity to break through to the 10th level of Outer Power Mirror by not exploring the third , I wasn’t too disappointed.

‘The achievement that can be achieved by breaking through from the 9th to the 10th level of the Outer Power Sutra is nothing more than knocking on the door of the upper level. If you have already opened a top battle, the operation of your internal attack will become more smooth.’

The difference could never be said to be insignificant, but it was no more important than the Transcendental Wall.

In any case, within the mental image, Leonard is at a level that even surpasses Yeon Moo-hyeok from his previous life. Even if the amount of internal attack and operational ability were slightly increased, it did not mean much in the level of competition at the level.

Like , it had to be able to be equal to the level of Hyeongyeong.

‘You must gain enlightenment. We need to destroy this guy’s otherworldly resources and find a clue that can overcome even the annihilation of the universe, which can be called a fatal blow.’

Dozens or hundreds of skirmishes unfolded in Leonard’s mind.

Tahwajajaecheon (他化化凪在天).

Even in 〈Asura Defeat and Destruction〉, it is a martial arts skill that catches up with the legends of the ancient times, and can be dared to be said to be an unparalleled herbivore.

Faced with that, Leonard’s sword surpassed its limits.

Starting with Oh Sang-ryu’s 144 formula, all of them are combined and linked to the Hwangryong formula, which is developed generously. His mind and body were so deeply immersed that even the results of his reflections in his mental world were reproduced in his body, and blood flowed from the torn and cracked wounds inside his clothes.

The blue dragon that penetrated Tahwajaecheon’s defenses is reflected and pierces his body, and the main sword that tried to burn the force field itself returns several times, distorting his skin with burns.

“… … hmm.”

If it had been a real situation and not a mental exercise, Leonard would have been murdered several times already.

Knowing this well, he did not hesitate at all.

Fit! Fu shoot!

Try every trick that comes to mind.

Blue Dragon, Suzaku, White Tiger, and Hyeonmu.

All the way to the Yellow Dragon Ceremony that utilizes them all. Every time he fails, a knife mark appears on his body, his skin becomes distorted and he experiences extreme pain, but he doesn’t care at all. If I were to hesitate due to this level of wounds and pain while confronting the master of Hyeon-gyeong, I would immediately lose my breath.

His concentration, which is closer to madness than faith, raises his swordsmanship to a higher level than it is now, and Tahwa Jaecheon’s absolute defense begins to give up little by little.

“flaw.”

The Sword Demon smiled.

This is proof that you are not floundering in place.

If only I could not stop taking steps, even if it was just an inch or worse. If only I could keep walking until the sky and this world wear out.

One day I could reach beyond.

* * *

After suturing the ‘Demon Octopus Hell’, all members of Aquamarine were extremely tired.

It had to be that way.

Even if you were an adventurer who had experienced everything before, if you asked him if he had ever faced a thousand monsters with a danger level of B or higher, he would shake his head. The members faced their own limitations and could not even leave the cabin for several days.

I realized that my skills were lacking and made a move to train, but in the end, mental strength comes from physical strength. Even if I practiced with a lack of concentration, it was no more than a waste of stamina.

“… “Wow, my grip strength has come back.”

Galano, who could barely hold the spear after two days, warmed up.

The physical ability of the 9th level of External Power Sutra and the body trained as a spear artist showed a faster recovery speed.

‘s warrior mirror carries an enormous burden as much as its power, so the user’s body must be trained to the limit. This was because it was a technique that would replace one’s own body if durability was insufficient.

“Tch.”

On the contrary, Ninian showed signs of dissatisfaction.

‘The sense of coordinating protests has become dull… . ‘Does it mean that my state is incomplete, that I have become so disorganized in just two days?’

Thanks to her half-elf blood, she was gifted with dexterity and senses beyond that of a human, but the depth of Yeon Clan archery was not something that could be easily reached with just one talent.

Feeling that the level of accomplishment he had achieved in a short period of time was slipping away through his fingers, Ninian touched the strings of his bow with his fingers that had not yet completely healed.

I wanted to fire a thousand or ten thousand rounds, but even if I strained my body that much, it was nothing more than a step backwards.

So Ninian meditated while holding his bow and looked back on the moment when he guarded the deck of the ship in a trance. A level of experience that was impossible during his training and that he was only able to achieve in actual combat.

“——Whew.”

Marian, a swordsman who had repeated basic movements hundreds of times, took a deep breath once and straightened her posture.

Unlike the other two, she had already fully recovered.

This was because it was too late to join the deck battle, and the elixir remaining in Marian’s body was belatedly dissolved, accelerating recovery and growth.

At this rate, it was only a matter of time before he could surpass the 9th level of the Outer Power Sutra.

―Marian, the wall blocking your progress is yourself.

The words of Leonard, who had a strict tone when teaching swordsmanship, flashed through my mind.

―Protecting someone can also be a clue to enlightenment, but in your case, the opposite is true. The path the sword should follow is suppressed by a body hardened by years of guard duty.

‘That means… Does this mean that you can’t reach a higher level with swordsmanship that only protects you?’

-That sounds stupid. Have you never heard that the best defense is offense? What is the meaning of a defense that ignores counterattacks? If you stay still, you will just keep getting beaten up. Suppressing the enemy before his attack and counterattacking are all part of self-defense.

What Leonard said was many times easier to understand than the old-fashioned words in a swordsmanship book, and the movements he showed were clear enough to be understood at once.

The moment the sword that had been suppressed for several years was released, Marian realized that she had surpassed the past eight years of training in just a few days.

‘Genius, no, even that expression is too inadequate.’

I also understood that Leonard’s level, which I had vaguely guessed was a few levels higher, was at a level I could not dare guess.

When I thought about giving advice to Galano about spearmanship and even teaching Ninian how to use a bow, I realized that it was far beyond what anyone at that age could learn.

It’s so outrageous that it reminds me of the play of dragons, which existed in the distant past.

“… … “I guess not.”

“What isn’t it?”

A voice interrupted Marianne’s muttering.

Before she knew it, it was Galano who came next to her.

“Your face looks disturbed. How about a round of sparring?”

Marianne narrowed her eyes and growled.

“Please give me a hint.”

“Hmm! I cleared my throat a few times. “You didn’t hear it.”

“Tsk, was that so? sorry.”

If that was true, she didn’t have anything to say.

It was his own situation and not his fault that his space was invaded by the other person who did not even hide his presence. The two people avoided each other’s eyes for a moment out of embarrassment, but then turned their backs on each other.

“Well, how is our captain? “I remember you came to visit once today.”

Marian reflexively stiffened at those words.

It was a strange reaction.

“… “I couldn’t see Leonard in person.”

After suturing the ‘Demon Octopus Hell’, Leonard locked himself in his room and never came out again.

Could it be that my physical condition has worsened?

It was just yesterday that I went to my room with that thought in mind.

Marian felt as if the hairs on her entire body stood up just by recalling the memories of that time. Even though it was only a moment when I was about to knock on the door in front of Leonard’s cabin.

Creepy.

The half-bent fingers stopped just in the nick of time, and Marianne realized her own foolishness and complacency.

It had to be that way.

This was because the energy flowing from beyond the door was suddenly grazing the back of her neck. This is not what Leonard intended to do. The swordsman’s fighting spirit, immersed in extreme concentration, was a warning to those who dared to invade his territory.

If you come close, you will die.

“I didn’t feel like I was in bad shape. “It was such a fearsome spirit that you could feel it from outside the cabin.”

At the fear evident in her voice, Galano exclaimed involuntarily.

Although he himself could not be called a genius, Marian was a true genius. The gap of several decades is already one step, and even that will not take long to catch up.

But Leonard scared the genius with nothing but his spirit.

“He is an absurd figure, our captain.”

Let alone an inferiority complex, I do not feel any desire to win.

Only awe remained.

It was an embarrassing feeling for a martial artist, but it was a feeling I felt because I was so keenly aware of the gap. Marian and Galano, who had unintentionally formed a consensus, were approached by Ninian, who, unlike them, was quite calm.

“Were you talking about that guy?”

“Ninian.”

From another perspective, she was the person in this adventure group who could be said to be Leonard’s true disciple. She is different from Marian and Galano, who only had their martial arts shortcomings pointed out to her.

Yeon clan archery.

I was in a position to have been taught a martial art that could only be described as arcane to anyone.

“Don’t try to understand. Those who are confined within the boundaries of common sense should not try to understand a being that is outside of common sense.”

“It went beyond common sense… Well, it’s not wrong.”

“No, I’m not talking about talent or skills.”

Ninian changed the focus of his eyes as if he was looking into the distance.

“The man’s physical age was undoubtedly in his mid to late teens, but the years that were reflected in his inner self and capabilities could never match that age group. “He felt a fatal sense of discomfort, as if the time between his body and his soul were out of sync.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s a time discrepancy, isn’t it?”

The two people also tilted their heads in agreement.

It was that moment.

Weeeeeeeeeee——!

A sharp warning sound rang throughout the Aquamarine ship.

It was a sound that could make even someone who knew nothing know that something big had happened.

The three of them rushed out of the training room without any hesitation and headed to the wheelhouse to assess the situation. It was to get an explanation from Francis, the person who had issued this alarm.

Galano and Ninian, who had just boarded this ship, asked their veteran, Marian, a question with their eyes.

“… This alert is issued when a threatening enemy or unknown object suddenly appears. Normally, these are objects that should not be encountered during this voyage, or monsters whose routes are unknown, such as the Sea Dragon King.”

Gulp, the sound of someone swallowing was heard.

Either way, it was clear that the Aquamarine Adventure Group was in great danger.

From then on, the three headed to the wheelhouse without saying a word.

As expected from the powerful players of the latter half of the Outer Power Period, their movement speed was fast, and they were able to arrive in just one minute.

and.

“oh.”

Marian, who entered the wheelhouse first, made a sound reflexively.

It was because they saw Leonard, a boy who had arrived one step ahead of the three.

Their clothes were tattered, as if they had just fought a fierce battle, and there was a strong smell of blood. Nevertheless, what was even more surprising was that the atmosphere, as if it were not enough to live in, felt extremely quiet.

Just as everything becomes quiet before a typhoon hits.

It rattled.

Before Marian could say anything, there was a group of people who arrived a beat behind the three of them.

Vivian, Esther, Lorelai.

The members stayed up all night talking about magic and spirits.

Esther tilted her head when she saw the people stopping in front of her.

“huh? What is it? “Everyone doesn’t go in.”

Unlike Marian, Galano, and Ninian, who could sense the sense of discomfort as a warrior, Esther and the others were just confused.

“no. “Let’s go in.”

The six members gathered together, and when Jack Russell finally appeared, all of Aquamarine gathered together.

Francis opened his mouth at the right time.

“I think some people will be very surprised by the sudden warning. “A little while ago, a variable was identified that may not be able to be handled with the full strength of our adventure group.”

“Hoo.”

Russell’s eyes sparkled with interest at those words.

Although small in number, the strength of this adventuring group was outside the standard.

Leonard, who is at the level of a master even if he excludes himself, warriors who have reached the end of the external power realm whose talents are blossoming through his teachings, master disciples of the great wizard Heine, and even advanced spiritists.

It may be a bit immature to compare her to them, but Esther was never someone who could be ignored.

“I want to hear the evidence.”

“Of course. Now, could you take a look at the dashboard over here?”

The members’ eyes all turned to where Francis was pointing.

There were only three people who could understand the meaning of the dashboard, with dots and lines shaking like strong waves.

One of them, Lorelai, spoke.

“Cha, dimensional function… Right? The normal form… “No, I think so.”

“It’s just as Lorelai said.”

Francis agreed and quickly explained.

“This pattern is the result of observing the cracks that are lurking in our immediate vicinity, the ‘Spirit Corps of Corruption’. This is proof of a phenomenon that has been observed twice recently. “What could it be?”

The members were able to infer the correct answer without difficulty.

The Aquamarine Adventure Team’s two recent successes were so incredible that they will be remembered in the history of the Maritime Union.

Suture.

Francis read their expressions and nodded.

“Yes, sutures. “Someone has entered the ‘Spirit Corps of Corruption’ and is on the verge of closing the cracks.”

It was ridiculous.

Closing the ‘crack’ was very difficult in itself, and in the case of ‘Legion of the Corrupt Spirits’, it was not only an unexplored area, but the risk was very high.

In order to close a rift of this magnitude, an A-grade adventure group had to move with a proper operation plan, or a number of top-level B-level adventure groups had to carry out a joint operation.

There was no way such a large movement could have escaped the sight of Francis or the Jack Russell.

“… An unidentified powerhouse. Is it possible that it is ‘Wild Hunt’?”

“There are none. No one knows where these people are and what they are doing. but.”

If it was an unidentified armed group other than , all possibilities had to be kept open, from negotiations to battle.

at that time.

Damn it! Damn it!

The sound of space collapsing, familiar to Aquamarine’s adventurers, was heard from several kilometers away.

It is not a physical phenomenon.

Because it was not a sound transmitted through air vibrations, all powerful people who had surpassed a certain level could perceive it. 〈Spirit Corps of Corruption〉, this is the phenomenon of sealing the cracks that were tentatively estimated to have a level of risk.

In the wheelhouse, where even the sound of breathing had subsided, only a few pairs of eyes were twinkling as they watched the cracks several kilometers away.

It was right after that.

Pakaaaaaaang——!!

A large ship appeared through a gap in space.

As if showing off the majesty of sealing the “crack” of the provisional A grade, a tingling presence emanated from it even though it was quite far away.

At the same time, Francis’ complexion became as pale as plaster.

There was one name floating around in her mouth, in a voice that no one could hear.

“… … “Pequod?”

fantasy,